92 Composite Design Engineer jobs in Kingswood

WH Bence have an exciting opportunity for a Design Engineer to join their team.

Location: Yate, Bristol, BS37 5NG

Salary: £35,000  – £45,000 Per Annum

Job Type: Full – time, Permanent

About Us:

Based in Yate, North Bristol, W H Bence is a manufacturer of specialist mobile facilities such as medical screening trailers and relocatables for Breast Screening, MRI, CT, Heart Catheterisation, Chemotherapy Clinics, Fire Appliances and Emergency Service Command Centres.

Bence, a family owned and run company, has been trading since 1983 and built an excellent reputation as the UK’s foremost specialist coachbuilder with a prestigious client list.
 

Design Engineer – The Role:

We are looking for a mechanical Design Engineer with elements of mechanical and automotive experience. This role will progress towards leading individual jobs working “cradle to the grave” from initial outset of design conception through to delivery.

Design Engineer – Key Responsibilities:

- Consult with the sales team to create innovative designs for presentations, bids, and tenders

- Liaise closely with procurement to ensure timely availability of working drawings for supplier quotations

- Provide accurate manufacturing drawings to production departments

- Represent the company and communicate with customers in person and over the phone

- Take responsibility for design quality, accuracy, timely delivery, and management

- Improve and expand Bence products

- Keep up to date with new ideas, designs, and legislation

- Investigate new materials for next-generation designs

- Ensure consistent and compliant design approaches

- Maintain and improve the standard of creative design work

- Understand the requirements of metal fabrication and woodwork/joinery for ease of production

- Identify potential cost savings through design improvements with the Production and Operations teams

- Collaborate with refrigeration suppliers to ensure suitable routing for a mobile environment

- Understand general electrical principles

Design Engineer – You:

- Qualifications and some experience is essential

- Thorough understanding and working experience of Solidworks PDM software and Design Package, 2D & 3D CAD design package

- Knowledge of engineering principles

- Understand the requirements of coachbuilding metal fabrication and woodwork/joinery

- Trailer and vehicle conversion experience would be great, but not critical.

- Competent to work with all aspects of Microsoft Office

- Numerate, capable of accurate calculations

-Strong problem-solving skills with a solution-oriented approach

Design Engineer – Benefits:

- On site parking

- 4 weeks holiday plus Bank Holidays
 

To submit your application for this exciting Design Engineer opportunity, please click ‘Apply’ now.

WH Bence have an exciting opportunity for a Design Engineer to join their team.

Location: Yate, Bristol, BS37 5NG

Salary: £35,000 - £45,000 Per Annum

Job Type: Full - time, Permanent

About Us:

Based in Yate, North Bristol, W H Bence is a manufacturer of specialist mobile facilities such as medical screening trailers and relocatables for Breast Screening, MRI, CT, Heart Catheterisation, Chemotherapy Cli.

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• Lead outline and detailed design for water and wastewater non-infrastructure projects.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary inputs, ensuring deliverables meet scope, budget, programme, and quality requirements.
• Actively engage with site and commercial teams as required.
• Mentor and support junior engineers, fostering a collaborative team environment.
• Conduct site visits across the Bristol/Wessex region to validate design and support construction.

• Degree in Civil Engineering (ICE‑accredited).
• Chartership with ICE or demonstrated progress towards it.
• Strong background in water/wastewater non-infrastructure design experience.
• Familiarity with CDM 2015 Designer/Principal Designer duties.
• Excellent technical, organisational and interpersonal skills.
• Valid UK driving licence and willingness to travel regionally.

• Competitive salary.
• Employer pension contribution up to 7%.
• Flexible annual leave: purchase, sell and carry over options.
• Life assurance, private medical, and critical illness cover.
• Enhanced parental leave and shared parental leave.
• Support for professional subscriptions.
• Gym‑discount membership and cycle‑to‑work scheme.
• Various corporate discounts for retail and leisure.
• Agile working, combining office, home, and site days.

LB 106 - Design Engineer

Location: Clevedon

Salary:  Circa £60,000

Overview:

First Military Recruitment are currently seeking a Design Engineer on behalf of one of our clients.

Responsible for the design and maintenance of PCBs including hardware and firmware for the company range of thyristor and switch mode battery chargers.

Working closely with all departments and managers to support the delivery of business success.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• New PCB hardware and firmware design as part of the Design and/or Project team.
• Follows departmental processes relating to management of designs and the company-wide new product development processes.
• Write specifications and technical reports.
• Carries out detailed electronic circuit design, including simulation and design verification testing of the new design.
• Carries out PCB layout of designs.
• Selects new components/parts, taking into consideration obsolescence, availability and cost.
• Preparation of manufacturing packs for all PCB designs.
• Carries out detailed firmware design, including prototyping and design verification testing of the new design.
• Prepares and presents electronic designs to other members of the design team and project stakeholders at design reviews.
• All designs should follow DFM (Design for Manufacture) and DFT (Design for Test) principles, including PCB type testing, PCB manufacture testing and Charger level testing.
• Participates openly in peer reviews of other engineer’s designs.
• Documents design work and prepares reports, ensuring design files and information are kept up to date and stored in accordance with company procedures.
• Support existing production boards, dealing with hardware/firmware issues - involves working closely with the customer (internal or external) that flagged the issue.
• Support existing production boards, dealing with component obsolescence/availability problems - involves working closely with purchasing, suppliers and external sub-contractors (such as CEM’s - contract electronics manufacturers).
• Work closely with System and PCB Test assisting in developing and documenting test procedures for sub-systems and complete chargers.
• Ensure all relevant safety regulations are met in design related activities/areas, including actively reporting near misses.
• Attends training as required, develop skills and knowledge keeping up to date with latest technology.
• May be required to supervise technicians, sub-contractors and interns.
• Development projects may require interfacing to third party products and dealing directly with sub-contractor design teams.
• Provide technical training on new products to all key departments, e.g. Service, System Test, Production, Engineering and Sales.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Wide knowledge of the range of PCB’s and how the chargers work.
• Schematic layout (OrCad).
• PCB layout (OrCad).
• Use of electrical test equipment such as PSU’s, Load banks, DMM/DVM, oscilloscope/analysers, signal/function generators.
• Microsoft Office products including OneNote, Word, Excel and Teams/SharePoint.
• 123 Insight knowledge an advantage.
• Good specification writing skills.
• Use of version control software (SVN/Subversion).
• Methodical way of approaching design/test.
• Use of development boards and emulators to assist with embedded programming would be advantageous.

Are you an ambitious Structural Engineer in Bath looking to join a dynamic and growing civil and structural engineering consultancy. With a reputation for delivering intelligent, practical design solutions, they are now looking for a talented Structural Engineer to join their Bath office. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with 5–8 years of experience to step into a client-facing, design-led role as part of a forward-thinking, collaborative team.

You’ll be joining a skilled group of engineers and technicians working across a diverse portfolio – from high-profile national logistics hubs to bespoke projects with local architects and developers. The role offers hands-on involvement in all stages of project delivery, including concept design, detailed analysis, site coordination, and client liaison. You’ll be encouraged to take on responsibility, develop your technical strengths, and work toward chartership with IStructE or ICE, supported by a knowledgeable and approachable senior team.

Our client is looking for a proactive and technically capable Structural Engineer with solid UK design experience across multiple materials. This role suits someone confident in design, client communication, and project coordination – ready to grow within a company that values innovation and teamwork.

What’s On Offer

• Exposure to flagship projects alongside leading logistics developers, architects, and contractors.
li>Hands-on chartership support from experienced Chartered Engineers.
• Flexible working options to support work-life balance.
• Modern, open-plan office in the heart of Bath, with great local amenities and transport links.
• Flat team structure that encourages innovation, mentoring, and early responsibility.

What You Need To Succeed

• 5–8 years of structural design experience in the UK.
< i>Proficiency in design software such as Tekla Structural Designer, TEDDS, and AutoCAD/Revit.
• Experience designing in concrete, steel, timber, and masonry.
• Ability to manage project elements independently and liaise directly with clients and architects.
• Strong technical communication and report-writing skills.
• A collaborative mindset with a desire to contribute to a growing practice.
• Working towards Chartership with either IStructE or ICE.
• MEng or BEng in Civil Engineering (or equivalent).

Electrical Design Engineer

Bristol

Competitive Salary

Permanent Role

Overview:

We are currently working with a well established high voltage electrical engineering company, who specialise in electrical power infrastructure, grid connections and renewable energy generation.

With the increase in success and growth they are seeking experienced Electrical Designers to join their team.

The Electrical Design role is diverse, challenging and rewarding, and you will be given the opportunity to practice and develop a wide range of skills including specification of HV primary equipment, design of protection and control schemes, reviewing and conducting simulation and modelling studies to demonstrate compliance.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the delivery of designs within agreed timeframes, to a high quality that reflects companies reputation as high voltage specialists
• Work across multiple design projects and prioritise conflicting project deadlines
• Communicate effectively with clients, consultants, and project engineers, to understand their expectations and justify your design decisions
• Provide technical support for the project engineers for design queries
• Build relationships with clients, and attend design and project co-ordination meetings with clients, their consultants, and DNO and TNO representatives
• Ensure all designs are designed for safety and are compliant with CDM and Health and Safety regulations, including producing design risk assessments, and effectively communicating risks to project engineers and construction operatives
• Prepare design packages for DNO contestable works and balance of plant (private) works from 11 kV to 132 kV
• Work closely with the in-house CAD drafting team to generate SLD’s, equipment layouts, cable route drawings, construction, and legal plans for new HV connections
• Produce AC/DC schematics for protection, control, and SCADA panels, and liaise with our in-house panel assemblers on the construction of panels
• Select HV and LV cables and design cable routes using CYMCAP and Amtech software
• Prepare multicore cable schedules
• Manage and review simulation studies for generation connections undertaken by other consultants or carried out in-house, including load flow, reactive power capability, fault level analysis, power quality, and harmonic studies to demonstrate compliance with Engineering Recommendations, the Distribution Code, the Grid Code, and industry standards
• Attend sites for inspection and design purposes and attend manufacturers factory acceptance tests when required
• Project a professional image to clients and colleagues
• Contribute to the future success of company and its clients
• Embrace and demonstrate the Company’s 5 Principles of: Priority No.1 – Health, Safety and Well-being; Professionalism, Pride, Partnership and Proactive

Here’s what you need to be successful in the role:

• Gained relevant experience of high voltage electrical engineering design (11 kV and above) within the electrical contracting or utility industries. You will possess excellent technical knowledge and be able to apply this in a practical way
• HNC/ Degree in Electrical Engineering
• Full UK driving licence
• Have obtained or be working towards professional registration with the IET at IENG / CENG level
• Strong report writing skills and the ability to communicate technical information in a clear and concise manner
• Open to change, resilient and proactive
• Must be available to travel on work related business throughout the UK with occasional overnight stays
• Right to Work within the UK without limitation

Salary and benefits:

• Highly competitive salary depending on experience and qualifications
• Contributory company pension scheme 
• Car allowance scheme or company vehicle provided
• Private health insurance 
• Life insurance
• Employee assistance programme 
• 25 days annual holiday plus paid public holidays, increasing with service 
• Benefit from company profit share as a partner in our business 
• Great training and development opportunities to lead towards chartered status
• Holiday purchase scheme 
• Cycle to work scheme 
• On-site gym 
• Bristol office - Free parking, onsite parking, and electrical vehicle charge points

**Take the Next Step in Your Career:**

If you're looking to make a significant impact in a role that offers not just a job but a fulfilling career, we want to hear from you. This is more than an opportunity to advance your career; it's a chance to join a team that values your contribution and offers a path to achieve your professional goals. With a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and a commitment to your development, this is the perfect time to join a company that’s as invested in your future as you are.

Don’t miss out on this chance to power our future together. Apply now to become the Electrical Design Engineer this company needs to drive success.

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Our client is seeking an experienced contract design engineer with an electrical background to work on new aircraft programmes on a hybrid basis.

The ideal applicant will have experience of design of electrical components including busbars etc.

Contract until the end of March 2026 (initially) – open to extension

Hybrid working – circa 3 days per week on site

Inside IR35 - £45 per hour umbrella

Job Role:

A vacancy for an electrical design engineer has arisen in Filton. You will join the Test Centre and will contribute to the development of architectures and specifications for data acquisition and control systems for a new test facility and several new test benches focused on Hydrogen testing. You will join a multi-disciplinary team: Test Means Architecture & Integration.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop Architecture and design solutions for data acquisition and control systems
• Develop Electrical Component electrical schematics
• Specify Instrumentation for a range of different measurements (Pressure, Flow, Voltage, Current, etc…)
• Produce requirement and specification documentation for data acquisition and control systems

Key Skills Required:

• Electrical Design Tools (AutoCAD, AutoCAD Electrical, KiCad)
• Understanding of Electrical design principles and Electrical systems
• Understanding of Testing principles
• Experience with electrical architecture design
• Experience with instrumentation, data acquisition and control systems
• Knowledge of avionic data busses (A429, CAN, AFDX)
• Knowledge of avionic hardware interfaces (discretes, analogues)
• Team spirit and agility

The ideal candidate needs to show good working knowledge of data acquisition, instrumentation measurement and control systems.